 I think the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity is to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall.  The New York Supplement - Page 4511920Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - 1870 - 668 pages
...that obscene works are the subject-matter of indictment ; and I think the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall. Now, with regard to this work, it is quite certain that it would... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - 1870 - 672 pages
...and I think the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obecouity is to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fallNow, with regard to this work, it is quite certain that it would... | |
 | Edward William Cox - 1871 - 856 pages
...that obscene works are the subject-matter of indictment; and I think the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall. Now, with regard to this work, it is quite certain that it would... | |
 | Samuel Robinson Clarke - 1872 - 778 pages
...publication of any obscene writings is unlawful and indictable. (e) The test of an obscene publication is whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall, (/) It is no defence to an indictment for such a publication that... | |
 | Samuel Robinson Clarke - 1872 - 762 pages
...publication of any obscene writings is unlawful and indictable. (e) The test of an obscene publication is whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall. ( / ) It is no defence to an indictment for such a publication... | |
 | 1872 - 218 pages
...НieЫtп. " I â think," says his Lordship, "the test of obscenity is this — whether the tendency of the the matter charged as obscenity is to deprave and...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall. One more observation as to the defence in Dixon v. Smith. Why,... | |
 | 1873 - 680 pages
...Cockburn in the case of Ilcrj. v. Hieklin, " I think," said his Lordship, "the test of obscenity is this —whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall." Cue more observation as to the defence in Dixon v. Smith. Why,... | |
 | 1920 - 516 pages
...shortest and best definition of obscenity was given by Cockburn, CJ, in 11 Cox CC 191, when he said that the test of obscenity is whether the tendency of the...influences and into whose hands the publication may fall. An interesting criticism of this case is offered by the New York Law Journal of July 22, 1920, where... | |
 | Nicholas St. John Green - 1879 - 838 pages
...that obscene works are the subject-matter of indictment ; and I think the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall. Now, with regard to this work, it is quite certain that it would... | |
 | India - 1874 - 656 pages
...cases will generally be bold enough. In the language of Cockburn, CJ, " the test of obscenity is this, whether the tendency of the matter charged as obscenity...open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of the sort may fall." Therefore, where a person was indicted for selling a book called... | |
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